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[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unsupported claims about bio safety regulations regarding coronaviruses are worthless. And yes, the lab studies coronaviruses. I literally said that. What's your point?

[–] porkins 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Are you questioning the factuality of The Independent as a news source or did you fail to read the article? The claims of safety regulation lapses and Chinese obstruction are coming from the Biden administration directly. Are you indicating that they are fraudulent?

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You didn't give a news source. There was no link.

[–] porkins 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What post? I'm still not seeing a link. Do you expect me to just accept your quotes out of context?

[–] porkins 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The article is the very post we are commenting on. Also, here is something else.

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NIH-letter-to-UCI-re-Wuhan-Institute-of-Virology-5-20-2020-redacted.pdf

See how we are commenting on an article post.. Please learn how to use Lemmy.

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, that article. Gotcha. The one that says:

Last month, the US officials released an intelligence report and rejected several points raised by those who argued that Covid leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.

The report said the intelligence community has not gone further in determining Covid’s origins.

[–] porkins 0 points 1 year ago

This does not negate the HHS claims that the lab was being negligent and unsafe.